Nursing 4400A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Pap Test, Primary Healthcare, Health Care
24 Oct 2018
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Pap smear shows abnormal cells: tertiary care- hospitals, focusing on damage that has been done, treatment, ex. Had pap and now have cancer: primary health care is an approach. Primary health care approach: five principles usually associated, accessibility, public participation, health promotion, appropriate technology, intersectoral cooperation. Infections of the respiratory tract: cellulitis and abscesses, uti (children vs adult vs older adult, st)"s (cid:523)chlamydia and gn, syphilis, (pv, (erpes, ()v/a)ds(cid:524), herpes zoster. Influenza: common cold, croup, streptococcal pharyngitis, acute sinusitis, epiglottitis. Influenza vs. common cold: big differences, fever- not in common cold, headaches in influenza, treatments, no treatment for common cold, nursing considerations, fluids, cold and sinus meds, ibuprofen or acetaminophen. Croup: presentation, viral, cold symptoms, fever and cough, difficulty breathing (worse at night), loud barking cough. Lower respiratory tract infections: bronchitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis. Pneumonia: what causes pneumonia, bacterial or viral, mucus accumulation in the lungs, coughing, presentation, treatment, antibiotics, pain- analgesics.
